🧬Genetics plays a huge role in determining how much muscle you are able to carry. At baseline, but also in response to training.
💪🏼In this part of a series, we are starting with a little refresher on the major limitor of muscle mass: Myostatin (MSTN).
References:
Blaauw et al., Compr Physiol. 2013 Oct;3(4):1645-87.
McPherron et al., Nature. 1997 May 1;387(6628):83-90.
Mosher et al., PLoS Genet. 2007 May 25;3(5):e79.
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